ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 299 



the manufacture of fertilizers," is placed at $82,882. The amount en- 

 tered into consumption is $56,935. 



The principal import is through the Lake ports, which enter to the 

 value of $52,469. Baltimore, the seat of many extensive fertilizer fac- 

 toiies, receives to the value of $23,857, New York $4,937, and Boston 

 $1,475. 



The total export of bones and bone-dust amounts to 7,072,000 pounds, 

 valued at $121,493. 



GUANO AND OTHER FERTILIZERS. 



The import entry of guano, except from bonded islands, is placed at 

 25,482 tons, valued at $873,790. 



The export of guano amounts to 954 tons, valued at $41,530. 2,757 

 tons, valued at $77,190, goes as a foreign export to Ireland (1,537 tons), 

 England (080), and Cuba (535). It passes through Petersburg, Va. 

 (1,437 tons), Beaufort, S. C. (779), and New York (541). 



Other fertilizers are imported to the value of $157,471. Of this 

 amount Baltimore receives $48,230, New Y'ork $18,897, Philadelphia 

 $9,013, and other ports $80,647. 



Manures, i^robably mostly animal, are exported, to the value of 

 $1,070,002. 



SPECIMENS OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



The following entered into consumption : 



Specimeus of natural history, botany, and niiucralogvfor cabinets, &c., and 



not for sale '. ". 112,191 



Skeletons and other preparations of anatomy 4, 040 



Bird-skins 11 



Stuifed birds 1,097 



Fossils -. 375 



Total 17,714 



The following table shows the countries from which guano is imported : 



Countries. 



Cbili 



Fiance 



Scotland 



British West Indies and Brit- 

 ish Honduras 



Hayti 



Peru 



Countries. 



Mexico 



Venezuela 



All other countries and ports 

 in South America 



Total 



Guano (except from 

 bonded ishinds). 



Tons. 



18, 481 

 4,403 



25, 582 



Dollars. 



741,124 

 C5, 270 



873, 390 



Guano is brought chiefly to New Y^ork (10,738 tons), Baltimore (7,732), 

 Philadelphia (673), Norfolk (300), San Francisco (122), and New Or- 

 leans (16). 



